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4 days ago | siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com | Si Phillips

9.00am - More updates from The AthleticChelsea have admired Alejandro Garnacho for some time. Should he leave Old Trafford, he would like to remain in the Premier League and favours London as a desti…

4 days ago | siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com | Si Phillips

Morning all!Back from a long weekend away in Spain for a stag do and back to the Chelsea content! I didn’t miss much in terms of transfers, although I did miss a poor performance and defeat against Flamengo in the Club World Cup, and that’s the best place to start today. Many fans have been getting too carried away with where we’re at and have liked to boast about ‘always being right’. I think the Flamengo defeat might have been a bit of a reality check for some, or at least it should be.

5 days ago | siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com | Si Phillips

Andrey Santos is a top young player who has recently turned 21. At that age, he needs to play. The loan developments for me should now be over, and he needs to establish himself at a club for a susta…

5 days ago | siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com | Si Phillips

What is actually happening with goalkeepers at Chelsea then? Have we ended our interest in Mike Maignan? Are we really going into the new season with Robert Sanchez as number one again? Why is the reporting on it suggesting we aren’t signing a new stopper? I answer all that and also report on other goalkeeper targets below…. Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Si Phillips Talks Chelsea to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

5 days ago | siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com | Si Phillips

We all know how difficult Brighton have been to deal with in recent years, yet we still continue to look at their players and have interest in signing some, obviously due to the links we have there with Paul Winstanley and others. The latest player Chelsea have legitimately been interested in signing from Brighton is attacker Joao Pedro. I reported on this last week and as you know, the interest is serious from our side.